Shuffleboard-billiard table with replaceable top



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SHUFFLEBOARD-BILLIARD.lTABLE WITH REPLACEABLE TOP Filed May 9 1946' May 17, 1949.

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EKA/65T Cowen/.eau v Patented May 17 ,v 1949 SHUFFL'EBOARD-BILLIARD TABLE WITH REPLACEABLE TOP Ernest Correale and Joseph Correale, Jersey City, N. J.

Application May 9, 1946, Serial No. 668,402

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tables for games, and has more particular reference to a shuiiieboard-billiard table.

The new shuiiieboard-billiard table resembles a billiard table except for the construction of the table top. In a billiard table the top consists of a plate of slate which is covered with felt. In the new table, in accordance with this invention, the top is similar to the playing top of a shuiiieboard. It is constructed from laminated wood and is highly polished and waxed so that the customary shuiileboard weights may slide on it.

It is proposed to characterize the new shuffleboard and billiard table by the fact that it includes a rectangular frame provided with a head wall, a foot wall, and side walls. It is proposed to mount rails on the top edges of said walls. These rails are provided with diamonds for indicating a head spot, a foot spot, a center spot, a head string, a foot string, and a center string. Rebound cushions for shuleboard weights are mounted on the inner faces of said walls beneath said rails. A shufleboard-like top is mounted across and through openings in said side walls and beneath said rebound cushions. The shuffleboard-like top is releasably locked in position.

A feature of the new table construction resides in the fact that the shuiiieboard-like top may be removed, and placed back into position with its bottom face up, or other similar shufeboard-like tops may be substituted for it. Because of this construction it is possible to imprint different gamefaces on the faces of the shuilieboard-like tops so that the table may be used to play different games. Many well-known games may be played on the new table and they are too numerous to list here, but for illustrative purposes some of the games which may be played are as follows: .keeno, dartsj billiards two or three cushion,

bottle pool, bowling, baseball, chinee or janpenee, bagatelL barilli, regular pool," rotation pool or Chicago, poker stud or draw, .lotto, checkers, etc.

` Two different forms of the shuftleboard-billiard table have been disclosed in this specification. The rst form resembles the usual carom billiard table, While the second form resembles a pocket billiard table. Each of these forms embody the essential features of this invention.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a devic'e as described which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention,

2 and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a shuleboard-billiard table constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the table shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. L1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view ofanother shuiiieboardbilliard table constructed in accordance with a modified form of this invention.

Fig. 6 is a. fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 'I-l of Fig. 6.

The shuleboard-billiard table, in accordance with that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1-4, inclusive, includes a rectangular frame ID provided with a head Wall II, a foot wall I2 and side walls I3. Rails I4 are mounted on the top edges of said walls II, I2 and I3. The inner edge portions of these rails project inwards of the inner faces of said Walls. The rails I4 are pro# vided with diamonds I5 for indicating a head spot, a foot spot, a center spot, a head string, a foot string, and a center string in accordance with the rules of pocket and carom billiard games. Rebound cushions I6 for shuiileboard weights are mounted upon the inner faces of the walls I I, I2 and I3 beneath the rails I4. These rebound cushions are illustrated set into grooves I1 formed upon the inner faces of said walls. The rebound cushions I6 include base strips I8 upon which rubber strips I9 are mounted. A felt covering 20 is engaged around the front, and top and bottom sides of the strips I8 and I9.

A shuIlieboard-like top 22 is mounted across and through openings 23 formed in the side walls I3. The shuilieboard-like top 22 is mounted beneath the rebound cushions I6. The shuffleboard-like top 22 is constructed from a plurality of laminated boards 24 connected together in the usual Way used in constructing shuleboard tops. The openings 23, in the side walls I3, are of rectangular construction for receiving the shuffleboard-like top 22 in the fashion of the drawer of a table or deck. The side laminations 25 of 3 the shuieboard-like top 22 are just as thick as the thickness of the Walls I3. Preferably, these side boards 25 have their outer faces ornamented to simulate the side faces of the rectangular frame IU.

The rectangular frame I0 is supported by legs 26. These legs are attached to the frame with brackets 21. The legs 258 are provided with Vfad'- justable feet 28 by which the s'huffleboard-billiard table may be adjusted to a level position. The shuieboard-like top 22 is associated with means for releasably lockinglitlnfpositiononthe frame I8. The specic means illustrated on the drawing includes a lug 28 mounted on each bracket'l and supporting a clamp screwvvhich is adapted to engage against the bottom face of the shuffleboard-like top 22 anddrceiit against the tops of the openings 23 to clamp andhold the shuleboard-like top 22 releasably -in position.

The operation anduseof' the ne'w'"`shuflieboard billiard table may be understood fromthefollowing:

Any 'number' of games 'may be `phn'fed on Hthe table with theusual ishuflleboard Weights. vThese W'eig'lits maybe slid over'thelp'olished 'and 'waxed top face of the shuffleboardrlike top 2'2 so as to engage the 'rebound cushions l5 in accordance tvithvarious rules 'of variousv games. The -top and bottom faces of the shufleboard-like top2'2 v`may be "imprinted with *the lboard "markings or notations of various games. One or'm're, or a series of shuffl'eb'oard-l'ike'tops 22 maybe purchased with each table. The clani'pscre'ws 29 may be 'loosened and then the "shulfleboard-like top 22 may `he slipped out, 'as for "example, schematically indicated 'by' the "dot and' ldash lines `22 in Fig. 1. In this waythe'top maybe cornpletely removed vand then "reinsert'ed withlts bottom face up, o'r a different "to'p "may be 'insertedinits place. The clamp screws 29 are then reee'ng'aged to 'firmly lcck"the'top n position.

In Figs. 5-7, inclusive, a rnodinediform of 'the invention hasv beendisclose'd `whichis very similar to the prioijicrm, but 'distinguishing/'in several respects. This 'particular 'shu'leboardibilliard'table is provided with a shuleboadlike top :32 'constructed from 'afplurality ofY shallow laminations 33 anda plywood bottoml34. 'This shuflleboard-lile top" 32' has :deep side laminations '3'5- engaging into' the" openings "223 in the. side Walls f3 of the frame The' intention is-toindi'Cte that the shuiiieboarddik top may' be constructed in'various'ways. Thetop'faoe of the shu'illeboardlike top is imprinted'with arcuate' scratch lines36 simulating' thev pockets of a vpocket billiard" table. The' bottom face vofthe' shufle'board-l`ike' t'o'p'722 may 'be imprinted `with the JIrlailrirgs' of other games- "This shuieboard'bill'iard' table'isiprovidedL 'with top rails-37 whichvare mounted -orrthe topedges f Walls forming theframel Hl. -'I-Iovvev'en these `top rails"37 are formed- 'frorn' separateV sections which are spaced from eachother so-asno't"to feo 4ends '39 .are at locations Within the arcuate scratches 38.

In other respects this form of the invention is identical to the previous form and like parts are Eindicated ibylike .reference numerals.

'-Thefoperation and use of this form of the invention is substantially identical to the prior form. yThis particular shuleboard-billiard table may be used to play a number of the pocket ybilliard games. "The shuffleboard-like top 32 may be replaced to play other types of gaines.

`While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of .our invention, it is to "be understood that we do not'limit ourselves vtothe precise constructions herein Y'disclosed and the'right is'reserved'to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention 'as'dened in the vappended claim.

Havingthus described our. invention, whatwe vclaim as new and desireto securebyUnitedStates LettersPatent is:

vIn a 'shuiiieboard-billiardtable 'having a'frame provided with side walls, rebound cushions for shufleboard 'weights mounted .on the' .inner 'faces of said walls a short distance down from the' top edge thereof, said 'side walls Ihaving openings 'throughvvhicha shuflleboard-likeltop'may be engaged to position'a shortdistance' beneath .said rebound cushions, a shuieboardflike top. engaged in said position 'and extending across said frame and having its sides engaging into' the said openings in said sidewalls, and means for r'eleasably vforcing said shuifleboarfdlilge topi upwards sov that its sides are clampedagainstthe top faces of said openings in said side walls in order that Isaid shuffleboard-like 'top does `not W'orkits way out- Wards of theopenings in said side .Walls due'to vibrations while yplayers throw shufiieboar'd Weights across said shuflleboard-like top an'd against said rebound cushions.

ERNEST CORREALE. JOSEPH CORREALE.

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